Charleston

On a calm day in May of 1718 the Queen Anne’s Revenge, a warship of forty guns, and three sloops appeared on the horizon off the coast of Charleston. Edward Teach, more famously known as Blackbeard, had arrived with his pirate fleet. Taking up a position outside the harbor, Blackbeard used surprise to his advantage and captured ten ships as they attempted to leave the harbor. One of those ships, The Crowley, was returning to London when it was waylaid by the famous pirate. Among the…

By 1861 9 other states had seceded from the union those states were Mississippi, Alabama,Georgia,Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The began war on April 12 1861 when Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Along with Fort Sumter, fighting was going on all over South Carolina’s coast all throughout the war. That’s a Wrap One of the main reasoned I picked South Carolina is because it’s my birth state, and I didn’t know much about it.…

Carolina to board the USS Yorktown in Charleston.The trip included the exploration of the ship, may different varieties of planes, and a submarine. This trip was a memorable experience that surely I know that not one person could ever forget! In Charleston, South Carolina, which is a four hour and thirty minute drive from Pearson Georgia, I got to board the World War II memorial ship called the USS Yorktown. The USS Yorktown had provided a great deal of activities to do while on the ship. One…

What are the Difficulties of settling in Charles Town? Charles Town was founded in 1670 in South Carolina.Charles Town was a battleground with multiple countries trying to settle there including native americans.Charles town is known as charleston today is well known for their many tourist attractions and filled with many people. Unfortunately there were many difficulties to settling in Charles Town.Charlestown was difficult to settle because of geography, resources and diseases.…

water fills up the gutter, and because you probably aren’t on your roof daily, you don’t know that that mosquitoes are laying eggs in your gutters. Keeping them clean is one more way to help prevent them in the first place. Weeds: Columbia and Charleston can get hot, no, really hot. So even mosquitoes escape the heat by hiding in the shade of weeds around your home. That’s just one more reason to get rid of those weeds. If you feel that you may have mosquitoes or have seen them outside (or…

The Battle Of Fort Sumter Fort Sumter was named after Revolutionary War general and South Carolina native Thomas Sumter. The battle of Fort Sumter began in December 20, 1860 when South Carolina seceded. Commanded by Major Robert Anderson (1805-1871), these companies were stationed at Fort Moultrie, a dilapidated fortification facing the coastline. Recognizing that Fort Moultrie was vulnerable to a land assault, Anderson elected to abandon it for the more easily defensible Fort Sumter on December…

On June 17th, 2015, at a small prayer meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, 9 people were shot and killed by a young man named Dylann Roof. Roof is a self-proclaimed symbol of white supremacy and neo-Nazism. Dylann Roof was often affiliated with the Confederate flag. On his website, titled, “The Last Rhodesian” he is seen posing in pictures with the Confederate flag. Roof has a history of racism and hate. After the shooting, many people asked for South Carolina to take down the Confederate…

Risk management is the process of reducing or eliminating the risk of harm to participants and loss to an organization through injury and subsequent lawsuits. Risk management plays a crucial role in any sport and recreation facility or program. If risks in an organizations facility are not identified and properly taken care of then that facility can suffer some major consequences. When conducting a risk management audit, the auditor must follow a three step process: recognition, analysis, and…

Through the history, some battles were decisive for the development of any country or people while some battles annihilate cultures and entire civilization. This dispute occurs by people looking for gold or other goods, or in many cases by imposing a specific religion, but usually, both are interconnected. Some characters played a significant role in the history as they conquest new lands and new worlds. One of these characters was Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, one of the biggest…

that was considered dishonorable by the standards of the day was in response to the way that the American Commander, General Lincoln had been disgraced at his surrender at the battle of Charleston in 1780. Washington demanded a full surrender by Cornwallis keeping in mind the treatment his general received in Charleston. Paintings depict Cornwallis handing over his sword at surrender field October 19, 1781. However, Cornwallis himself was not present during the ceremony. Pleading an unknown…